Hat-fastener for boxes or cases.



No. 628,04l.

Patented July 4, I899.

G. H. SCHOENLEBEB.

HAT FASTENER FOR BOXES 0R CASES.

(Application filed Mar. 7, 1898.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GOTTLOB HEINRICH SOHOENLEBER, OF STUTTGART, GERMANY.-

HAT-FASTEN ER FOR BOXES OR CASES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 628,041 dated July 4, 1899.

Application filed March 7, 1898. Serial No. 672,984. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, GoTTLoB HEINRICH SOHOENLEBER, a citizen of the Kingdom of Wiirtemberg, residing at Stuttgart, German y, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hat Fasteners for Boxes or Cases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The carrying of ladies hats in bandboxes or the like when traveling is always a very inconvenient matter, more particularly when it is necessary to convey a number of hats, which are at present mostly packed singly in bandboxes, thus necessitating a considerable number of packages and rendering their transport more difficult.

This invention has for its object a means for removing this drawback, a number of hats which are to be carried being placed in one box having one or more compartments, according to the number of the hats to be carried,in such a way that each hat is held by its brim on each of the inner walls of the box and its compartments by means of springtongues revoluble on sliding or pivoted pieces. The arrangements of the box are such that the hats placed in one compartment cannot come in contact with one another,and thus any crushing or damaging of the hats is avoided.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a traveling box or case in an open position divided into compartments and showing the arrangement on the walls and partitions thereof ofa'number of hat-fasteners constructed and operating in accordance with my present improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thetraveling box or case when closed up ready for transportation or shipment. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, on enlarged scale, showing one form of my improved hat-fastener attached to a wall or partition of the hat box or case. Fig. 4is a front view of the preceding figure. Fig; 5 is a similar view to Fig. 3,

showing a diiferent form or means for adjusting the holder. Fig. 6 is a front View of fasteners shown in Fig. 5, the wall or partition of the box being omitted. Fig. 7 is a hat-fastener.

similar view to Figs. 3 and 5, showing another form of fastener. Fig. 8 is a front view of the fastener shown in Fig. 7, minus the wall or support for the said fastener. Fig. 9 is also a similar view to Figs. 3, 5, and 7, showing still another form of my improved Fig. 10 is afront view of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a side View of a wall or partition of the hat box or case and showing the manner in which my improved fastener for the hat serves to support the latter in place.

The side 0 and coverB of the box or trunk A are made to fold back in order to allow easy access to the hats.

On each of the inner Walls of the two compartments four revolubly and 'adjustably mounted spring holding-tongues D are provided for each hat, the loose ends of which holders are provided with sockets d, Figs. 3 to 10, in which a plug d of soft materialsuch, for instance, as felt, cork, or the like-- is inserted. These tongues D, or rather their ends d, press on a suitable part of the brims of the hats .E after the latter have been placed in the box, thus holding them firmer against the walls of the box. According as the hat to be held has a brim more or less raised the holding-piecesD are made with a larger or smaller loop-that is to say, more or less bent-and in order to allow, hats of different shapes or sizes to be held by means of the same tongues all the tongues D belonging to one set are revolubly or pivotally mounted on slides or revoluble pieces, so that they may be moved along the slides or turned,

as on a double hinge, on the pivoted pieces. The adj ustability may be effected in different ways. Thus in the form of construction shown in Fig'sr3 and 4 guide-pieces d are let into the walls of the box, in which guides the tongues D are arranged to travel by means of sliding pieces d', attached thereto.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the' tongues D have a longitudinal slot D, through which a clamp-screw D en.-

gages.

Of course the adjustability of the tongues may be obtained in various other ways without exceeding the scope of the invention..

Figs. 7 and 8 show an arrangement in which the tongue D is revolubly attached to a hinge piece D in turn revolubly mounted on the box side, which piece D may be turned on a pivot 0 and the tongue D on a pivot 0. More than one of such hinge pieces or links may of course be employed, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10, and thereby a very large scope of ad justability for the pressure points d of the tongues or holders is obtained.

Instead of four tongues D for fastening each hat E, as shown in Fig. 1, according to the form or size of the hat, a smaller number of tongues may be sufficient for this purpose.

If it be not desired to directly attach the hats to the walls of the box, partitions a, Fig. 1, on which the bars (1 and hinge-pieces D are fixed, may be employed, and the hats may be placed and fixed on these special insertions. These partitions a may then be fixed on the inner walls of the box by means of studs or other suitable and easily-removable fastening devices--such, for instance, as pivot-clamps or the like. It will be seen in each instance that the spring or tongue D exerts a pressure at its free end d to press or tightly confine the rim of the hat between the plug or pad (1 and the side of the box or other support.

As may be seen in Fig. 1, six hats may be contained in each compartment of the box shown, so that the two compartments together afford room for twelve hats. Of course according to requirement a box may be made for holding a larger or smaller number of ladies hats..

For fastening hats which cannot be held by the brim-such, for instance, as toques, tam-o-shanters, and the like and hats with brims sharply turned round-the well-known arrangement F may be provided, consisting of a curved frame f, on which the hat is held by means of india-rubber bands G.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that What I claim is-- 1. A hat-fastenerconsisting of abent spring pivotally attached at one end to a support, and atits free end exerting a pressure against the support, said fastener being adjustable to varying positions upon the support, as described.

2. A hat-fastener consisting of a hinge- 'piece comprising one or more sections, and

pivoted at one end to a support, and a bent spring pivotally attached at one end to said hinge-piece, and at its free end exerting a pressure against the support.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GOTTLOB HEINRICH SCIIOENLEBER.

Witnesses:

AUGUST B. DRAUTZ, H. WAGNER. 

